PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Amir K. Jaffer
AU  - Daniel J. Brotman
AU  - Nkem Chukwumerije
TI  - When patients on warfarin need surgery
DP  - 2003 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 973--984
VI  - 70
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/11/973.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/11/973.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2003 Nov 01; 70
AB  - When a patient who has been taking warfarin long-term needs to undergo surgery, how to manage his or her anticoagulation is controversial. We believe most patients should stop taking warfarin 5 days before elective surgery, and most do not need to receive heparin in the perioperative period as a bridge to surgery.